This standard specified safety and performance requirements aimed at providing for safer use of soccer goals and reducing injuries and fatalities.

Formerly under the jurisdiction of Committee F15 on Consumer Products, this safety and performance specification was withdrawn in January 2018 in accordance with section 10.5.3.1 of the Regulations Governing ASTM Technical Committees, which requires that standards shall be updated by the end of the eighth year since the last approval date.

1. Scope

1.1 This standard specifies safety and performance requirements aimed at providing for safer use of soccer goals and reducing injuries and fatalities.

1.2 This standard applies to soccer goals for training and competition in outdoor sports facilities and indoor arenas.

1.3 This standard addresses the risk of accidental tipover or pullover of soccer goals.

1.4 This standard is based upon safety and design requirements listed in EN 748.

1.5 This standard applies only to goals whose inside measurements are 6½ to 8 ft high and 18 to 24 ft wide.